تؤخرYou hold back إنif أخرتYou held back عنfrom زلفdegrees of nearness الرضاfavor
تؤخر إن أخرت عن زلف الرضا
لعلمthrough knowledge قديمeternal واقتضاءand the dictates of مشيئةwill
لعلم قديم واقتضاء مشيئة
You hold back—if You do—from nearness to Your favor,
If you delay, though you delayed gratifying union,
Through eternal knowledge and the dictates of Your will.
For ancient knowledge and the decree of Providence,
تعاليتYou are exalted جداًgreatly ماnot ظلمتYou have wronged مؤخراًone held back
تعاليت جداً ما ظلمت مؤخراً
علىupon العدلjustice ماwhatever تقضيYou decree بهby it فيin الحقيقةtruth
على العدل ما تقضي به في الحقيقة
Supremely exalted are You; You have wronged none You hold back.
You are too lofty to have wronged by delaying lately,
Whatever You decree is, in truth, founded on justice.
According to the justice you decree in truth.
وفيand in حكمةthe wisdom of التأخيرdelay عزةthe might of قاهرone who subdues
وفي حكمة التأخير عزة قاهر
وتدبيرand the governance of ربa Lord واستحالةand the impossibility of شركةpartnership
وتدبير رب واستحالة شركة
And in the wisdom of delay lies the might of One who subdues,
And in the wisdom of delay there is a conquering glory
And a Lord's governance, and the impossibility of partnership.
And the providence of the Lord and impossibility of partnership.
تؤخرYou hold back ماwhat أخرتYou have held back فيin مستقرهits settled place
تؤخر ما أخرت في مستقره
فماso not يقتضيcan be secured التقديمadvancement فيهin its case بحيلةby a stratagem
فما يقتضي التقديم فيه بحيلة
You hold back what You have held back in its settled place;
You delay whatever you delayed in its resting-place,
So no stratagem can secure advancement for it.
So that hastening it is not possible by cunning.
ومنand whoever لزةhas confined him التأخيرdelay فيin قيدthe fetter of حكمهits decree
ومن لزة التأخير في قيد حكمه
فذاكthen that one أسيرa captive لاnot يفاديis ransomed بفديةwith a ransom
فذاك أسير لا يفادي بفدية
And whoever delay confines in the fetter of its decree,
And he for whom the binding of delay is in fetters of His decree,
That one is a captive whom no ransom can redeem.
That prisoner cannot be ransomed for any ransom.
وكيفand how خروجescape البعدremoteness عنbeyond حدthe limit of عجزهits helplessness
وكيف خروج البعد عن حد عجزه
إذاif لمnot تشأYou will تقديمهits advancement قيدthe distance of خطوةa step
إذا لم تشأ تقديمه قيد خطوة
And how can remoteness escape the bounds of its helplessness,
And how should one who is impotent overstep his limit,
If You do not will to advance it so much as a single step?
If you do not will to hasten him the length of a step?
وفيand in نظرةthe gaze of الاسمthe Name المؤخرthe Delayer سلطةpower
وفي نظرة الاسم المؤخر سلطة
تحيلstrips القوىthe powers عنof كلevery حولcapacity وقوةand strength
تحيل القوى عن كل حول وقوة
And in the gaze of the Name, the Delayer, lies a power
And in consideration of the Name Delayed there is a power
That strips all powers of every capacity and strength.
That disables all strength and ability.
نظرتYou looked إلىtoward خلفthe rear فأخرتand so You held back خطوهمtheir steps
نظرت إلى خلف فأخرت خطوهم
وقدمتand You advanced خلقاًcreatures رتبةa rank قبلbefore رتبةa rank
وقدمت خلقاً رتبة قبل رتبة
You looked to the rear and held back their steps;
You looked behind and delayed their steps,
And You advanced creatures, one rank before another.
And forwarded a generation rank after rank.
كلاboth النظرتينthe two gazes الأمرthe command والحكمand the decree فيهماin them both
كلا النظرتين الأمر والحكم فيهما
يساوقaccords with حكمthe decree of النظرةthe gaze الأزليةpre-eternal
يساوق حكم النظرة الأزلية
Within both gazes, the command and decree
In both these views, the command and decree concerning them
Accord with the decree of the pre-eternal gaze.
Accord with the judgement of the eternal consideration.
بحقby the right of اسمكYour Name الأعلىthe most exalted المؤخرthe Delayer صدنيrestrain me
بحق اسمك الأعلى المؤخر صدني
بهthrough it عنfrom جماحيmy unruliness عنfrom هوىdesire فيهin it شقوتيmy misery
به عن جماحي عن هوى فيه شقوتي
By the right of Your most exalted Name, the Delayer, restrain me,
By the right of Your Name, the Most High, the Delayer, stop me
Through it, from my unruliness, from desire in which lies my misery.
With it from my rashness, from passion in which is my misery,
وردand turn back عدائيmy enemies عنfrom مقاصدthe aims of سؤلهمtheir desire
ورد عدائي عن مقاصد سؤلهم
فإنfor indeed لهمthey have سوءاًevil أحاطhas encircled بوحدتيaround my solitude
فإن لهم سوءاً أحاط بوحدتي
And turn my enemies away from the ends they desire,
And divert my enemies from the aims of their questionings,
For they harbor evil that has encircled my solitude.
For they have evil that has encompassed my solitude.